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Identify which of the sequences below is a geometric sequence.

a. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,
b. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,
c. 2, 5, 7, 10, 12,
d. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48,

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Answer:

The right answer is d. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48.

Explanation:

To find the right answer, we need to know that for a sequence to be a geometric sequence; each term has to be multiple of the previous term, and it has to be the same multiple for all terms.

we're going to check all the answer to seek the right answer.

Checking a. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

Three is three times 1, but 5 isn't multiple of 3, with this we can see a isn't the right answer.

Checking b. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,

Four is twice 2, but 6 isn't multiple of 4, with this, we can see b isn't the right answer

Checking c. 2, 5, 7, 10, 12,

Five isn't multiple of 2 so, c isn't the right answer.

Checking d. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48,

Six is twice three; twelve is twice six, twenty-four is twice twelve, and

forty-eight is twice twenty-four.

we can see that in d all the terms are multiples and twice the previous term, so this is the right answer.

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d. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48
Dividing any two consecutive numbers gives a constant value
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